A Zotero plugin for one-click academic metadata scraping, safe field updates, keyword tagging, and discrepancy reports from DBLP, Semantic Scholar, and OpenAlex as a child note.
Downloads a .xpi file (0.05 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
1
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
30
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
3
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
AGPL-3.0
B
Atlas gradeUse with care
A+ABBC
because a zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit), and 1 more finding
Next rung: A, once every finding in the code comes out low.
Applies to v1.0.4, released 4 May 2026Code checked · tested installed in Zotero 9.0.6 on 27 Sep 2026
Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)Works with Zotero 7, 8, 9.
Fork of Creling/Zotero-Metadata-ScraperA copy of another listed plugin, changed by someone else.
What we found in the codeSets the gradeThe worst finding in these three areas sets the grade.
Code transparencyReadable code; not yet checked against the published sourceThe developer uploaded the release file from the ADeravi account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Updates come from this project's GitHub repositoryThe update address is broken (nothing is there), so Zotero can't update it
Where your data goesOnly contacts services we could identify3 addresses in 1 group.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Scholarly services (3)
api.openalex.orgseen when we ran itIt contacted this address when we ran it in Zotero.api.semanticscholar.orgseen when we ran itIt contacted this address when we ran it in Zotero.dblp.orgseen when we ran itIt contacted this address when we ran it in Zotero.
Where we found it
dblp.orgcontent/scripts/scrapeupdatereport.js · line 4358
Powerful capabilitiesA zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you, and 2 moreMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit)mediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.A zotero:// link can make it run code if you approve a prompt (from zotero-plugin-toolkit)mediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Stores API keys or passwordslowLow concern.
Where we found it
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-o…content/scripts/scrapeupdatereport.js · line 488
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 7, 8, 9 · not 10, 11 betaDoesn't work with the current Zotero (10)MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Description coming soon. We haven't written a summary yet. The line above is the developer's own description; the developer's README is linked above.
What you'll need
Detected automatically
An API key for some featuresWorks without one: DBLP and OpenAlex lookups, and Semantic Scholar without a key. Needs a key (Semantic Scholar): Semantic Scholar API key (higher rate limits).
Zotero 7, 8, 9Not working with Zotero 10
Where your data goes
We found: only contacts services we could identify. 3 addresses in 1 group.
Scholarly services (3)
api.openalex.orgseen when we ran itapi.semanticscholar.orgseen when we ran itdblp.orgseen when we ran it
Evidence · file and line
dblp.orgcontent/scripts/scrapeupdatereport.js · line 4358